ENGLISH II
Course unit partition: PARMA

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Lingua/Prova Finale
15 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Course unit partition: ENGLISH II

Learning objectives

<br />Acquisition by students of the capability of understanding English texts of scientific, medical or professional matter, in order to get up to date and improve their professional knowledge and skills.

Prerequisites

KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Course unit content

<br />Terminology: overall medical terminology; specific medical terminology concerning anatomy, physiology and pathology of the acoustic, ophthalmic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, osteo-articular and muscular-skeletal apparatuses. Terminology concerning  central and peripheral nervous systems and the endocrine system.<br />Reading and translation of medical-scientific texts.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />1.”Say Ah” by Alison Wardle Volume I. Editor: Piccin.<br />2.“English on duty” by Linda Massari and Mary Jo Teriaca. Editor: Scienza Medica

Teaching methods

<br />Didactics: <br />teaching and learning activities by making use of audiovisual instruments; interactive discussions.<br /> <br />Examination Tests:<br />written translation of English texts; multiple choice questions.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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